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L’Oréal Misses First-Half Estimates Due To Ad Spend

The French cosmetics giant has posted a 2% rise in operating profit for the first half of the year, falling below expectations due to higher spending on advertising. L’Oréal saw operating profit reach €1.7bn , with like-for-like sales growth of 4.6% for the six months to July.

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